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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272095

Description

Unused roll. Morié pattern printed in mauve and white on pink ground. Straight repeat. End of roll.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"RC a Paris / Made in France" (Manufacturer)
"3293 3369" (Stamped on verso)
"THIS FRENCH HAND-BLOCKED WALLPAPER IS PRINTED / IN TEMPERA PAINT. BEFORE GLAZING THIS PAPER, IT IS / NECESSARY TO APPLY TWO COATS OF GLUE SIZE OR GELATIN. (stamped)
"MADE IN FRANCE FOR / NANCY McCLELLAND INC."
"80.102.20B" (F.I.T. Accession Number)

Pattern

Moire Ancienne

Pattern No.

270

Additional Identification Number

80.102.20B

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

19 3/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Musem

Accession Number

1999.116

Wallpaper Details

Form

unused

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

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